Once
garbage that cannot
be burned or recycled
is collected in garbage
trucks, it is hauled
to the sanitary landfill.
Every day the trash
dumped that day is
crushed and covered
by a layer of soil.
Landfills are needed
since
not
all waste can be
recycled or burned.

When
a landfill is full,
it is sealed and covered
with a final cap of
clay and dirt. The
landfill is monitored
for years after it
is closed to track
the quality of groundwater
on and around the
site.

Old
landfills can be
turned into anything
from parks to parking
lots, from golf courses
to ski slopes. In
Broward County, an
old landfill was
made into
Vista View
Park.

About
Landfilling

What
is Landfilling?Landfilling
is the process
of burying garbage
in an environmentally
sound manner.
Be
careful not to
confuse a “landfill” with
a “dump” because
they are not
the
same thing.
A dump is just
a large hole
in the
ground, or open
pit where trash
is “dumped.” The
Broward County-owned
landfill is
used
to get rid
of
waste that
cannot
be recycled,
reused or burned,
such
as
concrete,
metal
furniture
and appliances,
and items
too
big to fit
in
a furnace,
like
couches
and beds.

In a landfill, like
the ones that
Broward County
oversees, the
ground is lined
with layers of
special plastic
before any waste
is brought in.
Landfills often
have built-in
water and gas
treatment systems.
The gas treatment
system collects
the methane gas
that is produced
by the garbage
as it decays,
and routes it
above ground where
it is safely burned.
Rainwater that
passes through
the layers of
the landfill is
called “leachate.” To
prevent contamination
of groundwater,
leachate is collected
in pipes beneath
the landfill,
and is then sent
back to the surface
where it is cleaned.

Sanitary
landfills are designed
to keep hazardous
waste from getting
into the underground
water. Landfilling
is the best way
to dispose of some
types of waste,
and sometimes it's
also the safest
way.

Soften
the ice cream by
letting the container
sit out on the
kitchen counter
for about 15 minutes.
Spread the softened
ice cream (soil)
evenly on the bottom
of the container.
Spread the hard
chocolate coating
(plastic liner)
on top of the ice
cream. Once the
coating hardens,
layer half of the
crushed graham
crackers (sand/gravel)
on top. Place the
two licorice whips
(leachate pipes)
on top of the crushed
graham crackers
and layer on the
rest of the crushed
graham crackers.
In a separate bowl,
mix together the
cereals, chocolate
chips, marshmallows
and candies (garbage).
Layer the mixture
on top of the graham
crackers. Drizzle
caramel topping
over cereal-chocolate
chip- marshmallow-candy-mix.
Spoon vanilla pudding
over the mix and
spread it carefully
(trying not to
disturb the mixture
underneath). Layer
the crushed chocolate
sandwich cookies
on top of the pudding.
Scatter green sprinkles
on top. Carefully
push two drinking
straws into the
mixture (leaving
about an inch showing
out of the mixture).

Let
the trifle set
in the freezer for
30 minutes.
Spoon
onto serving plate
and enjoy.